Claim of UAV Attack on Mecca Rejected as Houthis Advance to Taiz in Yemen

In Yemen, the Houthis continue their advance towards the west of Taiz after gaining control of the entire Hudaydah province.

The Houthis also captured Hanish Archipelago, Meyyun Island and Zubab around the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

UAV THREAT IN MECCA AIRSPACE

The Arab Coalition led by Saudi Arabia announced that an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was launched into Mecca airspace by the Houthis. It was stated that the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle was destroyed before entering the prohibited airspace in Mecca.

In the statement made by the Yemen Coalition, it was stated that there were Umrah tourists in Mecca and that the holy lands were a red line.

The Houthis REJECTED THE ATTACK

The response from the Houthis to the claim that they carried out an attack on Mecca was not delayed. In the statement made by Hazem al-Assad, the spokesman of the political wing of the Houthis, this claim was flatly rejected and said, "The claims that Mecca was targeted are just a stale lie that has been used before and no one believes it anymore." It was said.

The Houthis continue to target Saudi Arabia over its support for the Yemeni government. Attacks continue on the cities of Khamis Mushayt, Ebha, Taif and Jizan.

THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IS DEEPENING

95 thousand people from 12 thousand 597 families were displaced in 6 provinces of Yemen. Yemenis took shelter in a school in the temporary capital Aden, and it is estimated that more than 2 thousand people went to Djibouti. The Yemeni Government requested assistance from the United Nations.

Stating that security in Bab al-Mandap and the Red Sea is a responsibility that goes beyond Yemen, Yemen's UN representative emphasized that cargo and energy shipments passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait are at the center of global supply chains.